Kanye West’s Yeezys Sell for Record $1.8 Million



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Kanye West’s Yeezys are the most expensive sneakers ever sold.

The prototype Nike Air Yeezy 1s fetched a record-breaking $1.8 million in a private sale, Sotheby’s auction house announced on Monday. They set a new milestone for a publicly-recorded sneaker sale, exceeding the original valuation of $1 million. The “Grammy Worn” Yeezys nearly tripled the $615,000 sale for a pair of 1985 Nike Air Jordan 1s worn by Michael Jordan during a pre-season game in Italy.

Kanye wore the black leather high-tops with the Nike Swoosh when he performed “Hey Mama” and “Stronger” at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in 2008.



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The size 12 shoes were acquired by RARES, a sneaker investing platform that will allow users to “own a piece of the world’s most valuable shoe” by selling shares of the sneakers on June 16.

“Our goal in purchasing such an iconic shoe–and a piece of history–is to increase accessibility and empower the communities that birthed sneaker culture with the tools to gain financial freedom through RARES,” Gerome Sapp, RARES founder and CEO, said in a statement.

West ended his collaboration with Nike in 2013 before taking the brand to adidas. His Yeezy empire brought in an estimated $1.7 billion in sales in 2020, according to Forbes.





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Jay-Z Talks Legacy, Family & DMX In Rare Interview With ‘The Sunday Times’ | The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media


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Jay-Z remains the top dog when it comes to Hip-Hop culture and though he’s not ruling the summers with music as he once did in the late ’90s and early ’00s, the man is a living icon who’s earned all the respect in the world.

Recently, Hip-Hop’s first billionaire gave a rare interview to United Kingdon publication The Sunday Times where he opened up about a bevy of subjects including the power of social media, how he wants to be remembered, and those rumors about him and Bey paying $10 million for DMX’s masters to give to X’s 17 children.

“No one has bought Earl’s masters,” Jay finally stated. “Additionally, we are not selling any merch or raising money for Earl’s funeral. If anyone is requesting for money for his funeral please be aware the person is a scammer. We will keep the public posted on funeral/memorial service arrangements.”

Damn! We were lowkey hoping the rumor was true as it would’ve been an incredible gesture to X and his many children. Things like this really make you wonder where the rumor begin and who started them. Probably one of those folks Swizz Beatz was talking about during the memorial service.

Like the rest of the world, Jay found himself holed up during the pandemic with his family and while many became frustrated, angry, and tired with the new normal, Hov found a lesson in our new world.

“If anything came from this, it’s that we have to recognize that we’re all connected. It’s a metaphor for how connected we are,” Jay-Z said.

If only more people would realize that, things would be much better off. But nah, Society seems as divided as ever with things as simple as putting on masks having become politicized thanks to you know who.

Reflecting on his illustrious career and how successful he’s been since coming into the rap game in the ’90s, Jay knows he’s become a household name and hopes to be remembered fondly when it’s all said and done.

“I’m not beyond ego, right? Hopefully, they speak of me [with] the names of Bob Marley and all the greats. But that’s not for me to say,” Jay added.

Real talk, Jay’s already revered as a music icon whose legend will only grow as the years pass us by. Tackling social-political issues and helping those in need where he can only further propel him into deity territory. The man might-could one day find himself calling the shots from the Oval Office. We mean, if Trump could do it…

Read the rest of the interview HERE, and let us know your thoughts on Jay’s rare one-on-one in the comments section below.

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Saweetie is Attending an Artist Development Camp to Improve Her Skills



There is often saying that major labels are not doing artist development anymore but Saweetie is not afraid to admit she wants to improve on her skills.

In a new interview, the rapper revealed that she is at a “workation” at the moment where she is attending an artist development bootcamp. She is putting in the effort to improve aspects to her artistry “where she struggles with” like breathing control, dance and the like. The hosts at Apple Music were surprised to hear that.

“Well for me, I’m gonna focus on what I struggle with — I struggle with breathing control, I’m gonna work on my dance moves, my details, all that good stuff, my body, my stamina, everything,” she said. Saweetie has been posting pictures from her work-vacation trip on her Instagram which certainly looks like a lovely place.

In rest of the interview, Saweetie also talked about the compilation Pretty Summer playlist she dropped last week where she works with upcoming artists she has on her radar. She’s due to release her debut album Pretty B*tch Music in the Summer. She recently revealed it will feature more than 17 songs.





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Moneybagg Yo ‘A Gangsta’s Pain’ First Week Sales Projections



Moneybagg Yo released his latest album A Gangsta’s Pain this past Friday featuring the hit single ‘Time Today’.

Aside from Future on the latest single ‘Hard for The Next‘, the project also features guest appearances from Pharrell, Kaash Paige, Lil Durk and Jhene Aiko across its 22 tracks.

Today, we have the first week sales projections for the Memphis rapper. A Gangsta’s Pain is expected to move about 100k copies in the first week which will vault it to a number 1 debut on the Billboard 200 chart this week. About 2-3k out of that is projected to come from pure sales, reports HDD.

This will mark the Interscope rapper’s first number 1 on the chart. It will also become the highest opening week of his career so far.





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Logic Forms ‘MadGic’ Duo with Madlib, Drops New Song



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Logic is dusting off the mic.

After coming out of retirement earlier in the month, the Maryland rapper has launched a new duo with Madlib called MadGic. HipHop-N-More reveals that the two have already dropped their first song, “Mars Only Pt. 3,” which finds Logic spazzing over a Madlib beat.

“It’s the M-A-D to the G-I-C / Logic and Madlib is MadGic, your catalog tragic / F**k a underground, f**k a pop sound,” he raps.

Bobby Tarantino goes on to reveal that he and Madlib recorded an entire album together during the pandemic. “Made this whole album in a lockdown / Hip-hop is our town / Hairline like Doc Brown but I’m killin’ it, mad villainous.”

Earlier this month, Logic dropped his surprise track “Tired in Malibu,” on which he revealed that he was returning to rap after a brief retirement.

“Retired for a minute, but I guess I’m back, man,” raps Logic, who announced that he was hanging up the mic to focus on his family. In July, he released his sixth and final album No Pressure.



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Kehlani Officially Comes Out as Lesbian



Kehlani is saying it loud and proud.

After revealing that she is gay earlier in the month, the singer is making it official. In a now-deleted video, posted Thursday (April 22) on TikTok, Kehlani addressed the speculation surrounding her sexuality.

“I’m just gonna fu**ing say it, because everybody keeps bringing it up to me,” she said before addressing her original announcement on her friend’s Instagram Live on Easter Sunday.

“It’s only like fu**ing 30 people on the live and they’re like, Kehlani, ‘What’s new?’ And I’m like, ‘I finally know I’m a lesbian,’” she continued. “Well, it’s fu**ing true. I am gay, g-gay, gay, gay.”

Kehlani, who turns 26 today, said that when she wanted to have “heart-to-hearts” with her family and friends, they were already aware of her sexuality.

“I’m like, ‘Guys, I finally know that I’m gay—like, I’m gay gay,’ and they’re like, ‘We know. Duh, stupid. Duh,’” she joked. “I feel like, ‘No. I want you to fall on the floor and be like, ‘Congratulations! We had no idea!’ Everyone’s just like, ‘Duh. You’re the only one who didn’t fu**ing know. The fu**ing closet was glass.’”

Added Kehlani, “So I guess I just wanted y’all to know that everyone knew but me.”

The “Nights Like This” singer, who gave birth to her daughter Adeya in 2018, recently graced the cover of The Advocate where she opened up about her sexuality and how she is viewed by others.

“I didn’t even really have to come out in my private life,” she said. “I don’t walk down the street and people look at me and go, ‘Oh, I bet she’s queer’ or ‘I bet that she’s into women’ or anything like that because of the way I present.”

Kehlani is gearing up for her virtual concert, “It Was Live Until It Wasn’t,” where she will perform her latest album, It Was Good Until It Wasn’t, live for the first time. The show will stream May 10 at 5 p.m. PT on NoCap.



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Irv Gotti Claims DMX Overdosed on Crack Mixed with Fentanyl, Was Diagnosed with Covid



In a new interview, Irv Gotti claims that DMX died from an overdose of “bad dose of crack” mixed with Fentanyl .

The Murder Inc boss spoke about DMX’s death in a chat with 107.5 WGCI in Chicago where he made the revelation. Citing information received from X’s family, Gotti said, “they said it was a bad dose of crack and they said some drug Fentanyl was mixed with the crack and that’s what made him overdose.”

He also added that X was diagnosed with Covid-19 once he reached the hospital, although an earlier source said he did not have the virus. “When when he got to the hospital, he got diagnosed with COVID and he couldn’t breathe. You know that COVID messes with your respiratory system, so that’s why he had to get hooked up to the ventilator. But they said before he did, he was brain died.’”

No family member or rep has so far talked about the cause of death except for the fact that he had heart failure. “We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50-years-old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days,” read the official statement at the time of his death.

Close friends and family will remember the legendary rapper at a private ceremony at the Barclays Center, New York at 4 pm today (Saturday). The ceremony will be livestreamed on DMX’s YouTube channel.





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Drake and Chris Brown Reunite in Hollywood



Drake and Chris Brown are reunited and it feels so good.

The “No Guidance” collaborators were spotted in Hollywood on Wednesday night (April 21). Drizzy and Breezy stepped out to the Highlight Room to celebrate Terrence J’s birthday alongside famous friends including Quavo, Offset, Gunna, KYLE, and NAV.

Both posted the same photo on their Instagram accounts. Chris struck a serious pose in a black jacket with a hoodie over his head, while Drake cracked a smile. “LOVE LIFE AND ALWAYS BE SOLID,” Chris wrote in his caption, while the Certified Lover Boy captioned his post with the palm tree emoji.


The photo sparked a frenzy from fans, who were hopeful for a full project from the dynamic duo. “Drake and Chris on a 7-10 song album would be smoothie! Chris work so fast in the studio y’all can knock that out in under 2weeks,” commented one user, while another added, “Chris brown x drake album would have the summer on fire.”

The two, who squashed their beef onstage in 2018, have a history of collaborations including “Deuces (Remix)’ and “No Guidance.” Last year, they linked up on Drake’s Dark Lane Demo Tapes track “No You Too.”

On Friday, Chris and H.E.R. dropped their “song of the summer,” “Come Through.” Meanwhile, Champagne Papi can be heard alongside Young Thug and Gunna on “Solid” off Slime Language 2.





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DJ Khaled Enlists Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber for New Album



The Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber vocals are in.

DJ Khaled has revealed that the pop superstars are set to appear on his upcoming album Khaled Khaled. On Friday, Khaled shared video of himself on a FaceTime call with Timberlake, while teasing their “last minute” collaboration.

“This record touched me, man,” said Timberlake, who compared the song to JAY-Z’s “Song Cry” and “Holy Grail,” on which he was featured. “This is an important song. If ‘Song Cry’ would have never existed, but then ‘Holy Grail’ was ‘Song Cry.’”

Khaled also provided an update on his album progress: “BREAKING NEWS ALBUM 99% DONE!!!”

He later shared a screenshot of a missed FaceTime call from the two Justins, while revealing that the “Peaches” singer will also appear on his album. “@justinbieber I just got done with the mix a few days ago and @jtimberlake I just sent the record we did together off to mix,” he wrote.

Khaled and Bieber previously collaborated on hits like “No Brainer” and “I’m the One,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Khaled Khaled, the follow-up to 2019’s Father of Asahd, is shaping up to be another star-studded affair. Khaled has also been in the studio with H.E.R., Migos, Nas, Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch, and Timbaland.



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Hip-Hop Wired Presents: CRT FRSH 4.23.21 [Playlist] | The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media


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Hip-Hop fans young and old are still reeling from the recent passing of New York giants Earl “DMX” Simmons and Robert “Black Rob” Ross within just a week of each other. Their energy and spirit are with us today as we also just lost Gregory “Shock G” Jacobs, so we opened this week’s CRT FRSH (Certified Fresh) playlist by adding some of their work.

We open the playlist with the late Tupac “2Pac” Shakur’s “I Get Around” single featuring production and a verse from Shock G alongside his Digital Underground brethren. Most know that 2Pac’s appearance on Digital Underground’s “Same Song” was the first time most got to know him.

We follow that up with the title track from Black Rob’s Genuine Article mixtape from 2015, proving that he still had the grimy delivery and hard-as-nails lyrics. The second season of Forest Whitaker’s Godfather Of Harlem is underway and a new soundtrack is forthcoming, leading with the massive “Been To War” single featuring the late DMX, Swizz Beatz, and French Montana over a charging beat.

DMV young gunner Cordae just unleashed a fresh four-pack of songs to feed the fans and his joint “Wassup” gets a potent boost from Atlanta’s Young Thug. Moneybagg Yo is back with a new full-length in A Gangsta’s Pain and “Free Promo” gets assists from Polo G and Lil Durk.

We go into the chambers a bit, adding a new track from The Alchemist featuring Earl Sweatshirt and skateboarder turned rapper Navy Blue trading heady bars. West Coast vet Evidence is prepping a new set as well and his single “Better You” is, ahem, evidence that he’ll never run out of ways to create.

We also have joints from Saweetie, DJ Muggs, Flee Lord, Yelawolf, LaKeyah, Armand Hammer (billy woods and ELUCID), MAVI, MIKE of the SLUms, Raheem DeVaughn, and more. Check it out.

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